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Dr Robert, Elisabeth
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Koninklijk Museum voor Midden Afrika; Departement Biologie; Departement Houtbiologie, more

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ecology, Evolution and Genetics group (bDIV), more

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Successieve cambia als basis voor een ecologisch succesvol watertransportsysteem in de mangrove Avicennia, more

A1 Publications (14) [show]
Okello, J.A.; Schmitz, N.; Beeckman, H.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kairo, J.; Koedam, N.; Robert, E.M.R. (2017). Hydraulic conductivity and xylem structure of partially buried mangrove tree species. Plant Soil 417(1-2): 141-154. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3247-4, more Tonné, N.; Beeckman, H.; Robert, E.M.R.; Koedam, N. (2017). Towards an unknown fate: the floating behaviour of recently abscised propagules from wide ranging Rhizophoraceae mangrove species. Aquat. Bot. 140: 23-33. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.01.008, more Jenoh, E.M.; Robert, E.M.R.; Lehmann, I.; Kioko, E.; Bosire, J.O.; Ngisiange, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2016). Wide ranging insect infestation of the pioneer mangrove Sonneratia alba by two insect species along the Kenyan coast. PLoS One 11(5): e0154849. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154849, more Lechthaler, S.; Robert, E.M.R.; Tonné, N.; Prusova, A.; Gerkema, E.; Van As, H.; Koedam, N.; Windt, C.W. (2016). Rhizophoraceae mangrove saplings use hypocotyl and leaf water storage capacity to cope with soil water salinity changes. Front. Plant Sci. 7: 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00895, more Tonné, N.; Koedam, N.; Buls, N.; De Mey, J.; Beeckman, H.; Robert, E.M.R. (2016). Computed tomography and light microscopy: combining visualisation techniques in the study of mangrove seedling development. IAWA J. 37(1): 28-47. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22941932-20160119, more Robert, E.M.R.; Oste, J.; Van der Stocken, T.; De Ryck, D.J.R.; Quisthoudt, K.; Kairo, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N.; Schmitz, N. (2015). Viviparous mangrove propagules of Ceriops tagal and Rhizophora mucronata, where both Rhizophoraceae show different dispersal and establishment strategies. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 468: 45-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.03.014, more Okello, J.A.; Robert, E.M.R.; Beeckman, H.; Kairo, G; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2014). Effects of experimental sedimentation on the phenological dynamics and leaf traits of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya. Ecol. Evol. 4(16): 3187-3200. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1154, more Robert, E.M.R.; Jambia, A.H.; Schmitz, N.; De Ryck, D.J.R.; De Mey, J.; Kairo, J.G.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Beeckman, H.; Koedam, N. (2014). How to catch the patch? A dendrometer study of the radial increment through successive cambia in the mangrove Avicennia. Ann. Bot. 113(4): 741-752. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu001, more De Ryck, D.J.R.; Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Van der Stocken, T.; Di Nitto, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2012). Size does matter, but not only size: two alternative dispersal strategies for viviparous mangrove propagules. Aquat. Bot. 103: 66-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.06.005, more Quisthoudt, K.; Schmitz, N.; Randin, C.F.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Robert, E.M.R.; Koedam, N. (2012). Temperature variation among mangrove latitudinal range limits worldwide. Trees-Struct. Funct. 26(6): 1919-1931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-012-0760-1, more Schmitz, N.; Koch, G.; Beeckman, H.; Koedam, N.; Robert, E. M. R.; Schmitt, U. (2012). A structural and compositional analysis of intervessel pit membranes in the sapwood of some mangrove woods. IAWA J. 33(3): 243-256, more Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Boeren, I.; Driessens, T.; Herremans, H.; De Mey, J.; Van de Casteele, E.; Beeckman, H.; Koedam, N. (2011). Successive cambia: A developmental oddity or an adaptive structure? PLoS One 6(1): e16558 + suppl. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016558, more Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Okello, J.A.; Boeren, I.; Beeckman, H.; Koedam, N. (2011). Mangrove growth rings: fact or fiction? Trees-Struct. Funct. 25(1): 49-58. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-010-0487-9, more Robert, E.M.R.; Koedam, N.; Beeckman, H.; Schmitz, N. (2009). A safe hydraulic architecture as wood anatomical explanation for the difference in distribution of the mangroves Avicennia and Rhizophora. Funct. Ecol. 23(4): 649-657. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01551.x, more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Kirauni, H.A.; Koedam, N. (2009). Salinity fluctuations in mangrove forest of Gazi Bay, Kenya: lessons for future research, in: Bojang, F. et al. (Ed.) The relevance of mangrove forests to African fisheries, wildlife and water resources. Nature & Faune, 24(1): pp. 89-95, more Robert, E.M.R. (2007). Hydraulische architectuur van Avicennia marina langsheen een ecologische gradiënt in Gazi Bay, Kenia = Hydraulic architecture of Avicennia marina along an ecological gradient in Gazi Bay, Kenia. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Faculteit Wetenschappen, Onderzoeksgroep Algemene Plantkunde en Natuurbeheer: Brussel. 99 pp., more
Thesis [show]
Robert, E.M.R. (2012). Mangroves make a virtue of necessity. The vascular factor in the ecological success of Avicennia trees for survival in the precarious conditions of the mangrove forest. PhD Thesis. VUBPRESS: Brussel. ISBN 978-90-5718-121-4. 202 pp., more
Abstracts (10) [show]
Oste, J.; Robert, E.M.R.; Bosire, J.O.; Koedam, N. (2015). Functional and qualitative aspects of mangrove wood in a context of climate change - Importance and priority-setting for conservation and restoration, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 104-105, more Tonné, N.; Koedam, N.; de Munter, M.; De Mey, J.; Beeckman, H.; Robert, E.M.R. (2015). Revealing the internal anatomical development of mangrove seedlings using Computed Tomography and microtomy, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 20 February 2015. VLIZ Special Publication, 71: pp. 131, more Di Nitto, D.; Robert, E.M.R.; Lechthaler, S.; Neukermans, G.; Koedam, N.; Defever, H.; Pattyn, F.; Kairo, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2014). Mangroves facing climate change: landward migration potential in response to projected scenarios of sea level rise, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in Kenya: from research to societal benefits. VLIR-UOS International Conference 2014. Kikambala, Kilifi County, Kenya, 27- 29 October 2014: Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 70: pp. 7, more Mukherjee , N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Robert, E.; Koedam, N. (2013). What makes a mangrove a mangrove? Two-mode network analysis of functional elements in mangroves, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 15 February 2013. VLIZ Special Publication, 63: pp. 70, more De Ryck, D.J.R.; Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Van der Stocken, T.; Di Nitto, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2012). Size does matter, but not only size: two alternative dispersal strategies for viviparous mangrove propagules, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 52, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Robert, E.M.R.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Beeckman, H.; Schmitz, N.; Koedam, N. (2012). Successive cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: a study on the three-dimensional structure of the cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 94-95, more Oste, J.; Koedam, N.; Robert, E.; Schmitz, N. (2012). Growth and structural changes of viviparous mangrove propagules: the effect of environment on dispersal and establishment, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts - VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day. Brugge, Belgium, 24 February 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 55: pp. 63, more Robert, E.M.R.; Schmitz, N.; Kairo, J.G.; Beeckman, H.; Koedam, N. (2012). The ecological success of the mangrove Avicennia: the perfect combination of well-adapted wood anatomical characteristics and special radial growth?, in: Dahdouh-Guebas, F. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference 'Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management - MMM3', Galle, Sri Lanka, 2-6 July 2012. VLIZ Special Publication, 57: pp. 158, more Kodikara, K.A.S.; Robert, E.M.R.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Beeckman, H.; Schmitz, N.; Koedam, N. (2011). Successive Cambia in the mangrove Avicennia: A study on the three-dimensional structure of the Cambia and the functioning of the internal phloem tissue, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2011: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 48: pp. 42, more Robert, E.M.R. (2009). Hydraulische architectuur van Avicennia marina langsheen een ecologische gradiënt in Gazi Bay, Kenia = Hydraulic architecture of Avicennia marina along an ecological gradient in Gazi Bay, Kenia, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 6-8, more
Other publication [show]
Oste, J.; Koedam, N.; Robert, E.; Schmitz, N. (2012). Growth and structural changes of viviparous mangrove propagules: the effect of environment on dispersal and establishment. Laboratory for Plant Biology and Nature Management, VUB: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more
Thesis (co-)promotor (2) [show]
Oste, J. (2011). Growth and structural changes of viviparous mangrove propagules: the effect of environment on dispersal and establishment. MA Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 64 pp., more De Weerdt, J. (2010). Is the wood hydraulic structure contributing to mangrove survival? A wood anatomical comparison with upland relatives. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Brussel. 93 pp., more